Simon, Author at Home in the Earth

Second Post

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Simon

This is yet another pointless post just to see how this all works out… First I figure out the tool, then we get posting useful info…

In the mean time, here is a fun pic of how to get dirt on a very strong roof.

This is just 4 inches of cement (with 1 ft on center #4 rebar) supporting 3 feet of earth (dead load) and a dozer (live load). My roof will be more complicated, but 6 inches thick…

First post

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Simon

Hello all,

The thought here is that I will start “blogging” about the how and why of my own earth sheltered home project. Not sure how long it will take me, but I have done a ton of research and will use this forum to convert my thoughts and notes to something comprehensible.

But the real purpose of this first post is just to get started and see how WordPress works ;^)